Showing 301–350 of 1939 titles
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Catherine, Called Birdy
In the course of her fourteenth year, Catherine keeps a journal of her perceptive observations and longings for adventure and independence. Her lively, humorous descriptions of life on a thirteenth-century English manor, amid unwanted suitors and ever-present fleas, reach through time to speak to modern readers.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1995 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: (0-395-68186-3)
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Catherine’s War
This graphic novel tells the story of Rachel, a Jewish girl forced to change her identity during World War II. As Catherine, she uses a camera to document her experiences, vividly capturing moments of terror, exhilaration, and joy.
- Fiction, Graphic Novels
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2021 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2021
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062915603
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Cats Sit on You
Based on stories written by children, this upbeat and diverse mix of songs is full of harmonious fun.
- Music
- Notable Children's Recordings 2021
- Younger
- ISBN: 1196862658
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The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred
Nothing is better than a delicious bowl of arroz con leche unless, of course, a host of farm animals have a hand in the preparation! Lopez's blazing illustrations for the rhythmic, rollicking cumulative tale, “The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred” radiate a cheerful exuberance and are peppered with Latino cultural details that extend Vamos' perky narrative.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2012 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781580892421
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Cedric the Forester
Cedric, son of a thirteenth-century forester, saves Sir Richard's son and is made his squire. Taught to read and fight, Cedric becomes the best crossbowman in England, and, at the Battle of the Eagles, he is knighted.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1922 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488657
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César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!
Bernier-Grand's poems on César Chávez flawlessly intertwine Spanish words into the English text, which includes prayers, folk sayings, and César's own words. -
A Chair for My Mother
After a fire destroys their home, a little girl, her waitress mother, and the girl's grandmother move into an apartment. They start saving all their coins for a big, comfortable chair for Mama and Grandma. The watercolor paintings have a suitably childlike look.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1983 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780688009151
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Chanticleer and the Fox
The old fable of the proud rooster and the wily fox was retold by Chaucer in his Canterbury Tales. Cooney has adapted that version for children. The text is filled with descriptive language, while the illustrations, rich in color and strong lines, capture medieval times.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1959 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780690185614
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Charlie & Mouse
Charlie and Mouse, two hilarious brothers, talk to bed lumps, plan a spontaneous neighborhood party, sell rocks, and invent new bedtime traditions.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2018, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2018 (Medal Winner)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781452131535
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Charlotte's Web
After being raised by the farmer's daughter, Wilbur, a pig, is sold to another farm where his companion is a gray spider named Charlotte. When it becomes apparent that Wilbur is being fattened up for slaughtering, Charlotte promises to save him. The words that begin appearing in Charlotte's web amaze the farmer and bring hope to Wilbur.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1953 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780060263867
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Charlotte's Web
Meryl Streep's quiet narration frames this classic tale, headlined by Kirby Heyborne's naive Wilbur and January LaVoy's brilliant Charlotte. -
Chato and the Party Animals
Susan Guevara's larger than life, mural-like images translate and extend Soto's barrio story with vitality, color and social commentary. Discovering that his best friend, Novio Boy, has never had a birthday party, Chato the Cat plans a surprise pachanga. Everything is set except that Chato forgets to invite the guest of honor. Sly humor and Latino symbolism abound in these innovative, acrylic-on-scratchboard illustrations.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2002 (Medal Winner)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780399231599
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Chato's Kitchen
Chato, a real cool cat from East Los Angeles, invites his new mouse neighbors for dinner—without telling them they are the main course.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 1996 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780399226588
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Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
Part biography, part culinary adventure, this vibrant and energetic book captures the essence of the LA street food scene. Graffiti-inspired art and hip-hop flavored text blend food, community and identity into a delicious feast. -
Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot!
Chick (a baby chicken) instructs his friend Brain (underwear-clad human with an exposed brain) in good manners. Each chapter has simple, repetitive words to support beginning readers. The cartoon-style illustrations in a graphic novel format reinforce the non-stop hilarity.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2020, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2020 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780763679361
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A Chicken Followed Me Home! Questions and Answers about a Familiar Fowl
Whether they own chickens or not, young readers will use this handy guide to answer their basic questions about the familiar fowl.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781481410281
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Chicken Little
This re-telling by narrator Walter Mayes of the fable of Chicken Little is humorous, snarky, and fun.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2011
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780545296519
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Chicken Said, 'Cluck!'
Earl and Pearl shoo Chicken away as they work on their pumpkin patch, but as the story comes full circle, it's Chicken who does the shooing and saves the day. In the traditional yet fresh easy reader “Chicken said, ‘Cluck!,'” even very new readers can understand the simple, symmetrical text together with the funny and endearing pictures that capture every emotion of the two young gardeners and the sometimes annoying Chicken.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2009 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780064442763
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Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War
Chikwanine chronicles the harrowing tale of his kidnapping at age five in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the horrors of life as a child soldier. A graphic-novel biography.- Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Biography
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9781771381260
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A Child's Calendar
Twelve seasonal poems spanning the calendar year are accompanied by pen-andink and watercolor paintings that complement and enhance the text in this book of poetry. Hyman's affectionate illustrations expand Updike's poetic celebration of the changing of the seasons and holidays.- Nonfiction, Poetry
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2000 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780823414451
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A Child's Good Night Book
Night has come and everything is going to sleep. Animals, children, and even engines are sleepy. The brief story ends with a prayer to bless and guard “small things that have no words.” The repetitious phrases and drawings are designed to bring on drowsiness.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1944 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780201091557
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Children of Blood and Bone
In an adventure infused with West African mythology, Zélie's magic reawakens and she battles to restore magic to the oppressed kingdom of Orïsha.- Fiction, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781250170972
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Children of Blood and Bone
Bahni Turpin's powerful narration, voiced through three distinct perspectives, weaves a story of grit and determination in the face of persecution in this epic fantasy.- Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781529015201
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Children of the Soil: A Story of Scandinavia
Two very poor but ambitious and industrious children live with their mother in Sweden at the turn of the twentieth century. The soil they hoe is poor, their crab trap washes out to sea, and a weaving contest is lost to the gentry. With a little help from a Tomte and a lot of work on their part, they acquire some livestock and the promise of a happier future.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1933 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489166
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The Christmas Anna Angel
In a story set in Hungary during the war, Anna longs for a Christmas cake shaped like a little clock. The deprivations caused by the war contrast with the happy family traditions of Christmas. While heavy on text, the book has several illustrations reflective of the folk culture.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1945 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670220397
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The Christmasaurus
Paul Shelley's whimsical narration delights with a tale of a dinosaur, a young boy in a wheelchair, and the magic of Christmas.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Middle, Younger
- ISBN: 9781984838094
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Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa
Once wild on the Argentine pampa, Chucaro is captured and tamed by Pedrito and his gaucho friend Juan. When the patron demands a gentle horse for his spoiled and cruel son, it is Chucaro he gets in spite of Pedrito's determination to keep him.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1959 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780802773876
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Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
Freely translated from Charles Perrault's French tale, this story of Cinderella, her ugly stepsisters, the fairy godmother, and the glass slipper is enhanced with illustrations that fairly dance across the pages with pink and aqua colors and whispy black lines. The enchanting pictures capture the romance of the tale.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1955 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780847934126
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Clap When You Land
Clap When You Land is a novel in verse about two sisters who learn about each other after their father’s death. In alternating chapters, the lyrical and expressive tones of these spoken-word performers are beautifully balanced. Listeners experience the pain and joy of the sisters as they reconcile and share their family stories.
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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Hoose reveals the true story of an unsung hero of the Montgomery bus boycott in a work that seamlessly merges Colvin's own recollections with the narrative voice, providing a uniquely personal view of Colvin and the civil rights movement. -
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
Clayton idolizes his grandfather and mentor, blues legend Cool Papa Byrd. When Cool Papa dies, Clayton adventures underground and emerges with a true blues voice.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2018
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062215918
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Clearing Weather
It is just after the American Revolution and the economy has not recovered. When young Nicholas Drury takes over his family's shipbuilding business, he struggles hard until the family fortune reverses itself with the successful design, construction, and voyage of the Jocasta, a forerunner of the clipper ship.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780486817422
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Clementine and the Family Meeting
Jessica Almasy narrates Clementine with emotion perfectly suited to a third grader realizing that her family dynamics are about to change.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2012
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781456136369
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Clementine: Friend of the Week
Narrator Jessica Almasy delivers both the personality and the angst of Clementine as she makes Clementine's world more tangible with her warmhearted delivery.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2011
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781470388331
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
Farm-smart cows recycle a piece of outdated technology, a manual typewriter, to improve barnyard conditions. Lewin's illustrations help tell this tongue-in-cheek story about bovine agitators locking horns with Farmer Brown in a battle of will and wit that results in a comically satisfying conclusion.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780689832130
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Cloud and Wallfish
Noah is whisked by his parents to a new life behind the Iron Curtain in 1989 East Germany. Mystery, intrigue, and friendship interweave as he questions everything he knows and loves.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2017
- Older
- ISBN: 9780763688035
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Cock-a-Doodle Doo
In a reversal of the story of the Ugly Duckling, a chick is hatched by a duck. The ducklings make fun of him, and soon the chick goes off in search of others like him. In alternating color and black-and-white pictures he faces several perils before landing in the hen house.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1940 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780027380309
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The Codfish Musket
Even as a youngster, Dan has a keen eye for fine rifles and arms. On a mission to Washington for his Boston employer, Dan becomes secretary to Thomas Jefferson. The president sends him into the frontier with a message for Merriwether Lewis, but along the way Dan spots gun thieves arming the Indians. He defeats them and delivers his message, finally returning to Washington.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1937 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489661
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Collector of Moments
When Max, an artist, departs for a long journey, the boy who is his friend and neighbor visits his apartment and discovers an exhibition of pictures created just for him.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2000 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374315207
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Color Zoo
Vibrant colors and overlays of geometric-shaped cutouts in heavy paper combine to create expressive animal faces. The text is simply a one-word identification of the shape or animal. All of the action is in the creative paper engineering.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1990 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780590979351
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Coming on Home Soon
Evocative watercolor paintings illuminate a story of cross-generational love and convey the longing of a child anticipating her mother's return. Lewis's portraiture and attention to light sources, from cold winter hues to warm interior tones, reflect the loneliness of the child and the comforting strength of her grandmother.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2005 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780399237485
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Commodore Perry In the Land of the Shogun
Commodore Perry's fascinating mission to Japan in 1853 is told at a lively pace, with special attention given to the negotiating skill that led to his success; to his sensitivity to cultural differences; and to his just plain curiosity. The accompanying pictures include many sketched by the Japanese and the Americans who were with Matthew Perry.- Nonfiction, History, World History, Biography
- John Newbery Medal 1986 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780688037239
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Concrete Kids
Amyra León’s narration of her autobiographical poetry collection draws listeners into the beauty, joy, and pain of her childhood and adolescence as a foster child in New York City (Harlem, East Harlem).
- Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2021
- Older
- ISBN: 9780593294826
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The Contest
Realizing that they are both engaged to the same woman and each unwilling to give her up, two robbers compare their cleverness in thievery to see who deserves her. Large, colorful illustrations capture the flavor of the Armenian culture in this humorous folktale.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1977 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780241895771
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Coral Reef
Part of Tinybop's Explorer's Library series, Coral Reef encourages children (4-8) to learn about marine life and explore the reef ecosystem. With impressive sound effects and crisp, clean graphics, children have ample opportunities to explore the gritty, gross, gorgeous and wondrous aspects of the reef ecosystem. The app offers vocabulary in 20+ languages and includes a handbook for caregivers to use as they support children’s discovery of ocean life.
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The Corn Grows Ripe
A happy but often irresponsible twelve-year-old Yucatan boy must suddenly grow up when his father is injured. Tigre bravely goes to another village to get a bonesetter and then sets about clearing and burning the family's new cornfield, a ritualized duty that goes back to Mayan times. He proves he can be reliable.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1957 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670241682
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A Corner of the Universe
With the surprising arrival of a mentally disabled uncle, twelve-year-old Hattie Owen's world is turned upside down. Ann Martin used her own childhood memories to create a 1960s small-town setting, perfectly suited to this poignant story.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2003 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 0-439-38880-5
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Counting
Experience counting in the natural world with a variety of textures and shapes. Numbers and words are printed as text and Braille in this early learning board book.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2017
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781465436139
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Counting Lions
Written in free verse poems, this oversize counting book features striking detailed portraits filled with emotion, which showcase a variety of creatures.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780763682071